Errors

Troubleshooting

Error context is readily available.
In many cases a human-friendly
explanation is also included.

Error navigation

Hover mouse over an error line
and the app will show a pair of
arrows for quickly scrolling
through all errors in the log.

Little big details

Re-sorting backups

Just click and drag backups
to re-order.

Little shuffling animation of
background tiles is included.

Tray icons

Bvckup is idle

Tray icons

Backing up...

Tray icons

Needs your attention

Software updates

When looking for an update, Bvckup
doesn't just check if a new version is
available.

It also looks at what has changed
compared to your version and how
critical the update is for your case.

Software updates

Changes are always displayed relative
to your version and grouped based
on their type.

Software updates

In addition to automatic checks,
the app can also be set to remind
you to check for updates, manually.

This grants you full control over app's Internet
activity while ensuring that you still keep an eye
on the updates.

Delta copying

A couple of words on a feature that is as simple in idea as it is huge in impact.

When updating an existing backup copy of a file, Bvckup 2 detects and skips over
unmodified parts, copying just the actual changes.
Disk writes are expensive and being selective with copying quickly pays off when
working with large files that slowly change between the backups.

* If you are familiar with
rsync,
it's a similar idea. The difference is that Bvckup 2 doesn't require a second
instance of itself to be running on the receiving end, meaning that its delta
copying can be used with any storage facility that provides basic write access.

Here it is in action copying a 10 GB virtual disk of a just rebooted Windows
virtual machine -

Modified blocksProgress so far

Copied 19 MB out of 10 GB or just 0.2% and completed
in less than 4 minutes vs 19 minutes needed for the full copy.

Here is another example of updating a 256 GB TrueCrypt volume with work files
and about a day's worth of changes -
Copied 1.8 GB out of 256 GB or just 0.7% and completed
in about 53 minutes vs the 4 hours that the full copy would've
required.

Give it a try and see for yourself the difference delta copying makes.

On stability and robustness

Needless to say that the reliability of software that
is looking after your data is of an utmost importance.

Rigorously engineered

Bvckup 2 is written in a way and to the standards
typically employed in development of system software.

It puts strong emphasis on using simple clean code,
keeping resource usage in check and running as close
to the hardware as possible.

Compared to conventional desktop software development,
this is a substantially more involved approach, but
it only makes sense for an essential always-on system
utility.

Production ready

Prior to its first production release in May of 2014,
Bvckup 2 went through a full year of field testing
with over 10,000 users, covering wide range of backup
configurations and storage devices.

The app has been in routine production use with thousands
of our clients from over 80 countries all around the world,
handling everything from small jobs to massive backups
with terabytes of data. It is stable, robust and dependable.

What people say

Bvckup 2 is one of the best backup programs I have used in
close to 20 years of doing IT work.
Jeremy Martin, via in-app feedback

Best Windows backup solution I've ever used. Simple and fast,
does what it claims to do with no fuss. Has to be one of the
best thought out UIs I've seen in a long time.
Stu Henderson, via in-app feedback